Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Unit Summary
This unit was designed to assist 1st grade teachers with Common Core Curriculum. It takes one of the suggested readings, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and integrates the curriculum. The time span required for this unit is approximately 2 weeks. Some of
the components include syllables, components of writing, career studies, plant anatomy, measurement, graphing, conjunctions, and much
more. The end result will be a powerpoint presentation on Australia.
Grade Level /Subject
First Grade/Integrated Curriculum
Technology Integration
Voki Presentation: Introduce Australia and prepare students for their research. Animoto Video: Introduce book and engage students. Jeopardy Game: Assess students' knowledge on unit. YouTube Videos: Presented during opening section of lesson on various days throughout the unit. Website links: Used to both instruct and assess content knowledge.
Unit Summary
This unit was designed to assist 1st grade teachers with Common Core Curriculum. It takes one of the suggested readings, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and integrates the curriculum. The time span required for this unit is approximately 2 weeks. Some ofthe components include syllables, components of writing, career studies, plant anatomy, measurement, graphing, conjunctions, and much
more. The end result will be a powerpoint presentation on Australia.
Grade Level /Subject
First Grade/Integrated CurriculumTechnology Integration
Voki Presentation: Introduce Australia and prepare students for their research.Animoto Video: Introduce book and engage students.
Jeopardy Game: Assess students' knowledge on unit.
YouTube Videos: Presented during opening section of lesson on various days throughout the unit.
Website links: Used to both instruct and assess content knowledge.
Resources
Jeopardy Alexander EDU 625.pptxBig Universe
Animoto Video
Voki
Syllable games:
http://www.globalclassroom.org/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/word_jumbler/big_sound/full.shtml